Being a Scholar in the Digital Era : : Transforming Scholarly Practice for the Public Good / / Jessie Daniels, Polly Thistlethwaite.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Daniels, Jessie,; Thistlethwaite, Polly,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (180 p.)

What opportunities do digital technologies present? How do developments in digital media support scholarship and teaching yet further social justice? Written by two experts in the field, this accessible book is the first to look at scholarly practice in the digital era and consider how it can connect academics, journalists and activists in ways that foster transformation on issues of social justice. The terra firma of scholarly practice is changing. This book offers both a road map and a vision of what being a scholar can be when reimagined in the digital era to enliven the public good, as it discusses digital innovations in higher education as well as reflecting upon what these mean in an age of austerity. It is ideal for students and academics working in any field of humanities or social sciences with a social justice focus.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: transformations -- Being a scholar-activist then and now -- Opening education and linking it to community -- Acting up, opening up knowledge -- Training scholars for the digital era -- Measuring scholarly impact -- The future of being a scholar -- References -- Index